Electronic document creating device, storage medium storing electronic document creating program, electronic document creating method, and storage medium storing electronic form

Abstract

There is provided an electronic document creating device that creates a new electronic document. The electronic document creating device includes an obtaining unit, an assigning unit, and a prevention processing unit. The obtaining unit obtains an electronic form containing one or a plurality of variable fields, to each of which a value is to be assigned, and further containing permission information specifying user operation permission with respect to a value to be assigned to each of the variable fields. The assigning unit assigns a value to each of the variable fields in the electronic form. The prevention processing unit performs processing to prevent operation by a user who has no permission, based on the permission information, with respect to the value assigned to each of the variable fields.

1 . An electronic document creating device that creates a new electronic document, the device comprising:
 an obtaining unit that obtains an electronic form containing one or a plurality of variable fields, to each of which a value is to be assigned, and further containing permission information specifying user operation permission with respect to a value to be assigned to each of the variable fields;   an assigning unit that assigns a value to each of the variable fields in the electronic form; and   a prevention processing unit that performs processing to prevent operation by a user who has no permission, based on the permission information, with respect to the value assigned to each of the variable fields.   
   
   
       2 . The electronic document creating device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a setting unit that sets security policy information specifying operation permission for the created electronic document, the security policy information being set in association with the treated electronic document and separately from the created electronic document,   wherein the security policy information is set on the basis of security policy information which is associated with the electronic form and specifies operation permission for the electronic form.   
   
   
       3 . The electronic document creating device according to  claim 2 , wherein the setting unit causes inheritance of the security policy information of the electronic form to thereby set the security policy information of the created electronic document. 
   
   
       4 . The electronic document creating device according to  claim 3 , wherein the inheritance is performed in a security policy of the new electronic document by referring to a security policy of the electronic form. 
   
   
       5 . The electronic document creating device according to  claim 3 , wherein the inheritance is performed by storing identifying information of the electronic form in the new electronic document to thereby allow reference to the security policy of the electronic form from the new electronic document. 
   
   
       6 . A computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for creating a new electronic document, the process comprising:
 obtaining an electronic form containing one or a plurality of variable fields, to each of which a value is to be assigned, and further containing permission information specifying user operation permission with respect to a value to be assigned to each of the variable fields;   assigning a value to each of the variable fields in the electronic form; and   performing processing to prevent operation by a user who has no permission, based on the permission information, with respect to the value assigned to each of the variable fields.   
   
   
       7 . The storage medium according to  claim 6 , the process further comprising:
 setting security policy information specifying operation permission for the created electronic document, the security policy information being set in association with the created electronic document and separately from the created electronic document,   wherein the security policy information is set on the basis of security policy information which is associated with the electronic form and specifies operation permission for the electronic form.   
   
   
       8 . The storage medium according to  claim 7 , wherein the setting includes causing inheritance of the security policy information of the electronic form to thereby set the security policy information of the created electronic document. 
   
   
       9 . The storage medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the inheritance is performed in a security policy of the new electronic document by referring to a security policy of the electronic form. 
   
   
       10 . The storage medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the inheritance is performed by storing identifying information of the electronic form in the new electronic document to thereby allow reference to the security policy of the electronic form from the new electronic document. 
   
   
       11 . A method for creating a new electronic document, the method comprising:
 obtaining an electronic form containing one or a plurality of variable fields, to each of which a value is to be assigned, and further containing permission information specifying user operation permission with respect to a value to be assigned to each of the variable fields;   assigning a value to each of the variable fields in the electronic form; and   performing processing to prevent operation by a user who has no permission, based on the permission information, with respect to the value assigned to each of the variable fields.   
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 setting security policy information specifying operation permission for the created electronic document, the security policy information being set in association with the created electronic document and separately from the created electronic document,   wherein the security policy information is set on the basis of security policy information which is associated with the electronic form and specifies operation permission for the electronic form.   
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the setting includes causing inheritance of the security policy information of the electronic form to thereby set the security policy information of the created electronic document. 
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the inheritance is performed in a security policy of the new electronic document by referring to a security policy of the electronic form. 
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the inheritance is performed by storing identifying information of the electronic form in the new electronic document to thereby allow reference to the security policy of the electronic form from the new electronic document. 
   
   
       16 . A computer readable storage medium storing an electronic form that specifies a format of an electronic document to be created by a computer, the electronic form comprising:
 one or a plurality of variable fields, to each of which a value is to be assigned; and   permission information specifying user operation permission with respect to a value to be assigned to each of the variable fields.